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He did all his own maintenance and used Pep Boys for parts. Back then (late 90's) Pep Boys had some deal where you paid an extra amount for parts and if they ever wore out you brought them back and they gave you replacements - free. This could be had on drums, discs, etc - not sure if brake shoes were an option or not.
But every year he would take apart his brakes, bring them in to Pep Boys, and get brand new ones. They never asked about them wearing out, just checked his papers (receipt or what have you), and agve him replacements.
I think most people are way too lazy to do much with this, and besides most people go for the immediate cheapest route - you tell them they have an option of paying like 50% more and they wont even listen to the benefits.
Just something to look into.
I've had a lot of problems with my 2001. Good Luck to you!!
What..!!!...by the way maybe you should try another dealer if they can't find problems that involve loud noises and violent shaking.
That's certainly below the published estimates and I don't think my driving in unusual.
After driving mine for many months I was getting 23 - 24 mpg on my work drive which is mostly highway. I've got the 2.7L, but it's 4WD. I'm guessing that we won't get much over 25 mpg even at steady 60 mph on the highway.
That said, I believe there is most likely a problem with your brakes, to have them wear out at 27,000 miles under NORMAL driving is NUTS. Have the rotors checked before putting new pads on. Generally, I would expect pads to last between 50 and 70 thousand miles before needing replacing....
I hit the indicators on my pad at 93,000 miles. I replaced them myself and got the parts from Advanced Autoparts. I did have to wait a few days for them to come in stock...
I ended up buying 6 new BOSCH plus 4 plugs (under $6.00 each) and got a new set of spark wires (Advanced Auto, special order)
It took about 1.5 hours....only a few bolts and stuff and you are there....you can tilt the manifold out of the way and hold it out of the way with a short piece of wood...
HOWEVER, it sure does help if you have someone with SLENDER hands to get two of the bolts(nuts) off the back side of the manifold.....that is the biggest problem....
PS.. there is grounding contection on the backside of the manifold.....mine was not connected back when they had intstalled the new engine (at 26,000 miles) I did reconnect it.....I believe my Santy had about 74,000 miles at that point....
The warrenty for 2001 was 10/100,000 BUT as part of a settlement, you were given an option of 6 year/60000 miles bumper to bumper or 12/120000 mile powertrain or (I think it was a cash settlement as the third option)
I took the 12/120000...since I am now at 96,000 miles, I am feeling good about that choice! :shades:
Baffled in Saskatchewan :confuse:
Mookie - 12/03/2005
Steve
I am upset that it appears I must replace a good axle and it is not covered under warranty. I am wondering if anyone has any ideas as to alternative solutions.
Steve
Without the signal from the tone ring, the transmission may not have the required data on the car speed to change gear correctly. This is why it reverted to 3rd gear in a limp home mode.
For some reason the MPG is very poor (at about 17) even though I am driving on the highway 95% of the time and I do not speed or drive in any way that consumes extra gas
I checked the air filter and it is clean, I checked tire pressure and it is correct (30PSI front and back) . Can someone help?!
A. if you live where it is cold this time of year i.e. north east.....around the great lakes...well, pretty much anywhere cold the gas mileage drops simply because of extended warm up time, do you let your car idle while clearing snow off the glass or defrosting frost??
B. even if you drive in Florida this is still an SUV and will never, ever, give you economy car gas mileage no matter how you drive. Forget what the EPA window sticker says... most people never consistantly get that. It is a guide at the very best used to compare between all similar SUV's
C. I have owned both V-6 engine sizes: 2.7 liter AND 3.5 liter both AWD models. The 3.5 got 15 or so around town in the summer. The 2.7 got slightly better at around 17. The 3.5 got, at the very best when gas was $3.00/gal.and I was driving very..very..very carefully to maximize economy, about 24 MPG @ 95% highway driving. This was during the early fall and I suspect this to be the very best obtainable with this engine/drivetrain combination during near ideal conditions. The 2.7 liter never got any better highway mileage due to the fact, in my opinion, that the 3.5 has a 5 speed automatic compared to the 4 speed in the 2.7 liter and it turns far fewer RPM at any given speed in high gear. You don't need help, you just need to come to the realization that any SUV will never give great gas mileage. By the way, a co-worker has a FWD 2.4 liter 4 cylinder automatic Santa Fe and reports that he can touch 25 MPG highway. I have also talked to another co-worker who owns a Honda Element AWD 4 cylinder 5 speed manual. He travels regularly between Pa and Ohio via turnpikes (both Pa and Ohio)and reports 24 MPG during these trips. These heavy, tall, vehicles just don't get great economy.
Never had a car break down on me so many times.
Honestly, I have had it in the shop over 30 times in the past 4 years.
Never Again will I buy a Hyundai.
Skiiiii664 has been a member here since '01 and I think your assumptions are off-base.
In any event, we're focusing on cars here, not each other.
Steve, Host
Just to name a few of the problems (and this is not even close to all of the problems.
Transmission twice
Power steering pump twice
Power steering hose.
Compressor or condenser (I cant remember which) twice
Both headlights fogged up. The driver side twice, the passenger side once I believe.
The window on driver side rattles when it is lowered down into the door.
The center compartment latch broken.
The black metal trim around the windows (not on both sides , only one for some strange reason) rusted up underneath the black paint. This happened within the first year.
The silver paint on both of the side view mirrors went totally flat within the first year.
Battery gone bad twice.
And there was a lot more that went wrong.
Quite Frankly, it has been one big problem that I stopped keeping track.
My car was in the Hyundai shop twice this week already and my brother in law made a comment to me. He said and I quote " I have never seen a car have to be repaired so many times"
My Hyundai is paid off and my wife wants to keep it .
I would rather have a car payment and not have to put up with the headaches and hassles (and not to mention it just went over 60k) and the expenses of repairing this POS.
Tonight I bought a Honda Odyssey EX-L and I am saying good riddance to the Hyundai .
Believe me or not, that is your choice.
Thanks to anyone who can give me some advice.
Corey